We had to deal with some inconvenient facts before the game, said Wenger. They were we couldn't beat Chelsea for years.I think what was important for me was the psychological hurdle standing in our way. We mustn't make too much of it, but we can't ignore it. We couldn't say to the...

Of course, I like him as a player, said Wenger. I like the qualities of the player.He's a very strong player. He looks since the start of the season to have cleaned up his act, that he behaves more focused on the game and that makes him more dangerous.

That's an opinion I don't share, Wenger said. I play him in the middle as he scores goals, the quality of his runs in behind, he's less busy doing defensive work on the flanks and that allows him to contribute more to the offensive power of the team.Today the full-backs go very mu...

Giroud has a test today to see if he can be involved. He had a good training session yesterday, Wenger said. I thought he'd be short for tomorrow but we'll see how he comes out of today's training session.